External Gas Bubble Disease

Skin bubbles or cysts can be an indication of several different ailments and can appear as gas filled vesicles or appear solid or cystic in nature. The clear, gas filled vesicles are usually diagnostic of External Gas Bubble Disease (EGBD). Cystic lesions filled with pus are called abscesses are usually due to Vibrio infections although other bacterial infections are possible. Lesions that tend to be more solid in nature include granulomatous diseases such as Norcardia and Mycobacteria. Granulomata of the skin have also been seen in parasitic infections caused by nematodes. Biopsy of solid lesions, such as these, is the best route for definitive diagnosis. Besides parasites, granulomatous disease usually does not respond to therapy and euthanasia with system sterilization is recommended. Glugea is also a fatal, contagious non-treatable disease that presents with solid lesions that are not granulomatous. It is also easily diagnosed in biopsy material. - information provided by Renee Coles-Hix

Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Gallery Administrator Size: 26 items

Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122235	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82521	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83843	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74348
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 77273	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 77430	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 71547	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83338
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82547	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83737	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83998	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83494
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84118	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83869	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83867	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82013
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85610	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86082	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85733	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92787
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90087	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87500	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86261	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84228
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82172	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 105006

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease